First Friends Pre School

Activities: Staff provide a lovely range of activities, both indoors and outside, that promotes all areas of learning

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children make good progress from their starting points and develop the key skills needed to be ready for school

Communication: Staff keep them fully informed about their children's learning and development

Community Building: Parents hold staff in very high regard and are extremely grateful for their unwavering support, not just for their children but for their whole families

Programs and Resources: The member of staff responsible for supporting children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities is knowledgeable and passionate about her role

Staff Training: Staff supervision and training is effective, fostering a culture of mutual support and professional development

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff are especially caring towards the children. Staff know about children's home lives and talk to them about their families, significantly enhancing their sense of belonging

Safeguarding Training: Management and staff are fully aware of their roles and responsibilities with regard to child protection

Play and Learning Integration: Staff support children in purposeful play and encourage their natural instincts to explore and discover

Transition to Primary School: Strong partnerships are being developed with the local primary school to help ensure that children are fully supported as they prepare for their move into the Reception class

Child Safety Management: Management and staff are fully aware of their roles and responsibilities with regard to child protection

Children's Safety and Security: Children are exceptionally happy and settled. They feel extremely safe

Happiness and Settling: Children are exceptionally happy and settled